Signaling-torpedo.



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' SIGNALING TORPEDO,

APPLICATION FILED IuIIE 3o. 1911. L@

Patented Nov. 19, 1918.

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MBEETO CIMOBOS, E BUFFAL, NEW Y RK.

SIGNALING-TORPEDO.

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Application led June 30. 1917. Serial No. 178,006.

To all 'whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, ALBERTO CrMonosI, a sub'ect of the King of Italy,residing at Bu alo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Signaling-Torpe' does,of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of an improved form of signaling torpedoes, suchas aroused on railroad tracks for the purpose of notify'- ing anoncoming train that there is danger ahead.

Signaling torpedoes of this type arel attached to the head of the rail,and as they are engaged by the wheels of the train, will explode,thereby producing iorms the signal.

lrior to my' invention, the construction of these torpedoes was suchthat in many instances the wheel of the train instead of running overand exploding them would merely push them o the track. The reason forthis was that the torpedo projected so far above the track as to providea shoulder or npwardly projecting edge which, when the wheel engaged it.would merely act as a means for dedecting or sliding the torpedo fromthe track prior to the time when the wheel should pass over theexplosive compound within the torpedo.

@ne or the objects of my invention is to provide a torpedo with arelatively thin portion which extends sufcientlv beyond the explosiveportion of the torpedo that the wheel of the train will be compelled toride on said thin portion.. and when once thereon, will edectively bindor press the torpedo to the track and compel the explosive portion toremain thereon until the wheel reaches and runs over it.

Another object of mv invention is to provide my improved torpedo withmechanism :tor retaining the explosive within the body,

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the retaining means being such that it may be easily removed orinserted, but when once in place. will act to eiectively retain said exlosive within the body portion.

A st l further object of my invention is to so construct my improvedtorpedo that it may be quickly assembled and may be manufactured at acomparatively low cost.

'lhese objects. and other advantageous endswhich will be describedhereinafter, l attain in the following` manner, reference a noise which1being had to which*- Figure 1 is a tion.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of my improved torpedo as shown in Fig. l,and illustrated 1n connection with a rail.

Figs. 3 and 4 are sections taken on the 11nes a-a and b-b respectively,of Fig. 1.

'Fig'. 5 is a top plan View of a modified form of mv invention. and

ig. 6 is a section taken on the line c-c of Fig. 5.

the accompanying drawings in top plan view of my inven- Referring to thedrawings, 1. is a base l plate or body portion made of thin sheetmaterial of any suitable character which'can be easily cut and bent intoshape. This basev has an upwardly projecting recess 2 formed therein bystamping or other means, and this recess provides a housing for theexplosive material 3, the latter being coniined within the recess bymeans of a cap 4 having an 11p-turned annular Harige 5.

The explosive material and cap are of such size as to completely fillthe recess 2, the lower face of the cap e being iush with the under faceof the oppositely tapered end extensions 6, 6, of the base 1. Theseextensions 6 may be of any length desired, and by the above mentionedconstruction are of a single thickness of sheet metal and designed to beengaged by the wheel of a train prior to the engagement of the wheelwith the raised portion 7 which provides said recess 2.

A. retaining strip 8 made of em'ble metal or other material extendsthrough slots 9,

Fig. 2 illustrates the wheel ll of a train in engagement with and ridingone of the extensions 6, and it will be understood that the pressureexerted upon said extension 6 will prevent its removal from the tracklafter the wheel has once engaged it, thus compellin the wheel to rideover the portion 7 and expode the explosive material 3.

in the form of my invention shown 'in Figs. 5 and 6, instead" of havingthe retain-l eure the reseioirig eirioe i2 eo the :ieee oi ehesheetvbese portion l by solder or oiher meme. ri freie imeience, ehe eepi ie remined yWithin @fixe reeess 2 by momie or seeiing Wax, pereoyorother seoiimg medium es shown m13 in Fig. 6

Whiie have described my invention es taking o particulier :forms ieWiiibe understood that tire vrioue perte or my invention moy be changedWithout de'oereiiig from the spirit thereoi', eed. hence l no not limitmy soir to the precise construction seis oriii out consider that i om etliberty io moire euch' changes end alterations es oiri come Wiir' irethe scope of the appended e eime.

Hering tous described my invention, what i claim es new and esire iboseoure by Le@n eers @aient is: l

i. A torpeo boring e body plete provicieci with ori esension edeped 'tobe leid iorigieudieeiiy upon ithe exceed surface of o reii, seid bodyhaving' e recess formed in its bottom; exloiosive moteriei eoiiieimeaWithin seici reoessrg e oep ioeerred im Seidl recess *eo 'forro eniioderooier for the expioeive me,-

eriei9 seid persio@ eioiee oppoei'ie eiees oi seid recess; ood oreeeiiimg egeeo ihrougi seid siots on Bilder retaining strip providingthe bese plate can be secured stonjtieiiy/os described.

ser-ip extendaY seiei oep, sei means Whereb izo the reii,- sog 2. A*torpedo heviiigei comparatively thin body plete of single thicknessmaterial 'roviried with am lextension adapted; to be eid ioiigitudnaiyupon the tread surface' of a rali, seid extension tapering to e pointfrom o portion of relatively greet Widthg said portion boring o recess:formed iri its bottom; v

explosive materiel eoneeined Within seid recees; e oep inserted in seidrecess to form eri undercover for the explosive materiel,

lsei portion having slots therein at oppoelise sides or" seid reoess;and e retaining A E BERT@ GMURGSEL Wi'ineesee:

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